Mountain Dew Baja Blast

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In 2023 for National Hot Sauce Day, on January 22nd, Mountain Dew announced that it had launched a partnership with Houston hot sauce shop iBurn to create a limited-edition hot sauce. The teal colored hot sauce blended the tropical lime taste of Baja Blast with habanero peppers, green chiles, tomatillos, and jalapenos. Only 750 bottles were created and were available as an award through a contest that ran until February 8th, 2023. [6] Trivia [ ]

Annual Limited-Time retail releases [ ] 2014 Original Limited-Time store release [ ] Main article: Baja or Bust Months after its release in Taco Bell restaurants, it was later uncovered that there was a retail release planning on releasing on January 27th, 2019, in bottles and cans. After its release in bottles and cans, it later was confirmed as a permanent flavor in the Canadian lineup. In the same year, a freeze variant was released in a few Taco Bell restaurants. Game Fuel (Tropical Smash) • Game Fuel (Arctic Burst) • Holiday Brew • VooDEW (2019) • Ice • Ice (Cherry)Baja Blast was first released in early August 2004, exclusively at Taco Bell locations in the United States. It marked the first time a beverage company and a fast-food restaurant have created a proprietary beverage. The drink was specifically designed to taste best for their Mexican-inspired food. Baja Blast was created with the intent to increase drive-thru beverage sales. In the summer of 2021, PepsiCo released two new flavors, Baja Flash and Baja Punch, alongside the 2021 re-release of Baja Blast. These two new flavors and future flavors contained unique tropical flavors with Baja Blast-Esque undertones. Baja Flash is inspired by the popular pineapple-coconut drink Piña Colada, and Baja Punch is a tropical fruit punch flavor, with strong notes of cherry and orange. There are also KFC/Taco Bell combined restaurants, where both restaurants' exclusive Dew flavors, Baja Blast and Sweet Lightning, are available. The Dew Drinker Discord server has continuously leaked information regarding Baja Blast's re-releases months in advance.

It has applied to register the name with the Intellectual Property Office under classes 32 and 33, covering alcoholic drinks. This version of Baja Blast has zero sugar, is caffeine free, contains 5% alcohol and is the only version of Baja Blast to be a permanent flavor in the United States of retail stores from 2022 to 2024, when the regular Baja Blast variant is planned to be released permanently.In early 2014, after a successful decade of Taco Bell exclusivity, PepsiCo announced Baja Blast was to be released for the first time at retail stores. The drink was released for a limited time in the summer of 2014. To celebrate it's 10-year anniversary release, a promotion named " Baja or Bust" coincided with the release, which gave fans the opportunity to win Baja Blast-themed prizes. Following the success of Baja Blast, the citrus punch flavored Sangrita Blast was exclusively released to Taco Bell restaurants in December 2013 in the United States, alongside Diet Baja Blast. The drink remained at Taco Bell locations until 2017, when it was discontinued, possibly due to low sales. Its standard Taco Bell tagline in the United States is "A Tropical Lime Storm," while its market release tagline was " DEW with a Blast of Natural & Artificial Tropical Lime Flavor." History [ ]

PepsiCo’s arch rival Coca-Cola also looks set to widen its soft drinks portfolio – bringing affordable energy brand Predator to the UK under the Monster banner. Baja Blast Cherry Smash Freeze is a cancelled variant of Baja Blast Freeze. Originally leaked from a Taco Bell marketing survey in late 2020, it was likely cancelled, potentially being replaced by the Baja Blast Colada Freeze. In the Summer of 2022, shortly after the American release of Baja Gold and Baja Mango Gem, Baja Gold was released nationwide in August 2022 in 20-ounce bottles. However, its companion flavor Baja Mango Gem was not released alongside it. Baja Blast's name originates from Baja California, a Mexican state off the southern coast of California. The state is known for its countless beaches. Flavor 648 • Flavor 736 • White Out • Game Fuel (Wild Fruit) • Diet Ultra Violet • Distortion • TyphoonIn Spring 2020, Baja Blast were once again released on March 23rd, 2020, and were joined by its Zero Sugar variant for its first retail release until June 2020, when it was once again discontinued to make room for Liberty Brew's second release. The first Baja companion flavors, Baja Flash and Baja Punch, were originally called " Baja Blast Pineapple Punch" and "Baja Blast Tahitian Twist." These names were scrapped, potentially due to their long length as well as "Tahitian Twist" being overly similar to the Canada Dry drink " Tahitian Treat." Baja Blast is one of the prime interests in the classic YouTube prank video " Operation: Soda Steal," as it was still a Taco Bell exclusive drink in 2008 when the video was made.